That's a decrease of 4.8 percent from 2014, when the city spent $24.93 million, or $3,125.53 per household.
Darien has 7,975 households and a population of 22,086.
Since 2001, the City of Darien budget has grown by 26.9 percent, from $18.69 million. The city population has fallen 3.4 percent over the same period, from 22,860.
Salaries accounted for 27.7 percent of city spending in 2015. Darien property taxpayers paid $6.56 million for 65 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 86 full-time employees and 32 part-time employees, and spent $5.22 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
22,086
$23,723,793.42
$6,561,239.76
27.7
85
$77,191.05
2014
22,086
$24,926,099.91
$6,792,584.26
27.3
87
$78,075.68
2013
22,086
$24,812,875.36
$6,429,286.24
25.9
87
$73,899.84
2012
22,086
$23,226,230.28
$6,812,905.14
29.3
87
$78,309.25
2011
22,086
$22,719,495.60
$6,597,347.40
29
89
$74,127.49
2010
23,615
$19,056,981.72
$7,891,052.16
41.4
89
$88,663.50
2009
23,615
$14,645,664.45
$7,857,303.58
53.6
96
$81,846.91
2008
23,615
$15,398,809.45
$6,527,215.61
42.4
107
$61,002.01
2007
23,615
$22,687,932.15
$7,721,313.21
34
119
$64,884.98
2006
22,860
$17,074,999.20
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2005
22,860
$17,904,262.04
$2,195,990.40
12.3
122
$17,999.92
2004
22,860
$19,124,222.91
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2003
22,860
$21,401,780.40
$6,934,506.48
32.4
118
$58,767
2002
22,860
$14,178,484.35
$5,980,252.95
42.2
118
$50,680.10
2001
22,860
$18,693,813.03
$5,218,169.71
27.9
118
$44,221.77
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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